megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts

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Nvidia’s road map calls for pumping a megawatt into a single rack. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The ultimate goal is to expand electrode surface area to 5,000 square centimeters for direct integration into megawatt-scale industrial plants. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 With the national power shortfall exceeding 3,000 megawatts, the government has imposed sweeping cuts, exempting only essential services such as hospitals and pharmacies. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 The agreement would cover a second 460-megawatt data center at the same West Virginia site as the first deal, the person said. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for megawatt

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Etymology

mega- + watt

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of megawatt was circa 1900

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megawatt

noun
mega·​watt ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts
—abbreviation MW
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